"Big Test" -- The Italian invasion of Greece began well enough, but it was no Blitzkrieg. The terrain was rough, and the Greek resistance tough. As the initial Italian advance slowed, the Greeks prepared to counterattack. Italian General Mario Girotti’s light infantry and 3rd Alpine Division had proceeded as far south as Vovousa, and captured the village. The Greeks counterattacked there with their most elite formation, a detachment specially composed of one battalion of cavalry, and one battalion of artillery from the 51st Regiment. Led by the brave and able Colonel Davakis, they viciously launched themselves at the village.